- Accept (touring Europe) - Anathema (playing Cruise To The Edge)- Epica (have said, not next year)- Haken (playing Cruise To The Edge)- Kvelertak (touring with Metallica)- Magnum (drummer for Magnum also playing for Thunder. As they are on Monsters of Rock I think its fairly unlikely he would be able to do both cruises).- Marillion (playing Cruise To The Edge)- Negura Bunget (Negura has passed away RIP)- Nightwish (wont be ready)- Thank You Scientist (playing Cruise To The Edge)

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much to my chagrin, probably both Amon Amarth & Primordial. I hear that Amon is just too expensive at this point, and Nemtheanga has said he's not a fan of being on the boat. Hopefully he can be talked into it though!

The only reason Amon Amarth weren't on last year is because they wouldn't be able to get into the states because their work visas for their tour started a couple months later. Bands will usually do the cruise for cheaper just cus they wanna do it. If they can afford Nightwish/Apocalyptica/Anthrax etc they can afford Amon Amarth. I've also heard of bands saying they would never do the cruise and then doing it multiple times. I wouldn't rule out either of those. Unlikely, sure, but not completely ruled out. Same as Epica.

Much want:Aeternam-/-Alkaloid-/-Arkaik-/-Be'Lakor-/-Bloodshot.Dawn-/-Conquering.Dystopia-/-First.Fragment-/-Hypocrisy-/-Inferi-/-Persefone-/-Persuader-/-Vale.Of.Pnath

Also want:Andy.James-/-Amiensus-/-Anubis.Gate-/-Arcturus-/-Barren.Earth-/-Caligula's.Horse-/-Chthonic-/-Enfold.Darkness-/-Entrails-/-Eternal.Tears.Of.Sorrow-/-Ex.Deo-/-Firesoul-/-Ghost.Brigade-/-Gorod-/-Haken-/-Harakiri.For.The.Sky-/-Ihsahn-/-In.Mourning-/-In.Vain-/-Krampus-/-Lost.Society-/-Madder.Mortem-/-Marty.Friedman-/-Meadows.End-/-Mistur-/-October.Tide-/-Rodrigo.y.Gabriela-/-Russkaja-/-Saor-/-Savatage-/-Snowy.Shaw-/-Spawn.Of.Possession-/-Steel.Panther-/-Stormlord-/-Suidakra-/-Teramaze-/-Toxik-/-Virvum-/-Vuur-/-Wilderun-/-Witherfall-/-Whispered-/-Wolfchant-/-Wolfheart-/-Wyrd-/-Xanthochroid

Stained Class wrote:The only reason Amon Amarth weren't on last year is because they wouldn't be able to get into the states because their work visas for their tour started a couple months later.

As they don't need work visas for the cruise, why would that matter?

Mostly because US border security gets really fussy about work visas - if someone had a visa that started later than they were trying to get into the states, it would absolutely raise questions at the border. I needed roughly 15 pages of paperwork when I went into the US for a business trip for less than a week last year (for which I was getting paid by my Canadian employer), and bought myself a free round of bonus questioning at the border when I mentioned that I'm a contractor this year.

Stained Class wrote:The only reason Amon Amarth weren't on last year is because they wouldn't be able to get into the states because their work visas for their tour started a couple months later. Bands will usually do the cruise for cheaper just cus they wanna do it. If they can afford Nightwish/Apocalyptica/Anthrax etc they can afford Amon Amarth. I've also heard of bands saying they would never do the cruise and then doing it multiple times. I wouldn't rule out either of those. Unlikely, sure, but not completely ruled out. Same as Epica.

Yeah, I heard the rumor about Amon Amarth being the last band for 2016 as well, but I am not sure where it came from or if it was actually true. Someone heard from a 'good source' that 'Grand Magus' was booked for 2017, it was not so... Someone said they heard straight from Peavy that Rage was booked for 2017, it was not so... I am inclined to believe that all of the rumors we have heard about Amon Amarth over the last couple years are not true as well. Especially if visas are the reason stated where they did not end up playing. I was talking to the guitarist from Cruachan on this year's cruise. He said he loved the event, mostly because they can't afford US visas to play stateside but did not need them for 70k.

Razor Ramon wrote:The Nightwish camp is telling me they won't be ready in time and they are out..

They are telling you? Enlighten me

I heard from two different Nightwish crew people that they won't be ready yet.

We can't consider that an "official" ruling-out (like tour-dates booked during the cruise, etc.), so I'd suggest bands that are in "twilight" areas like this be listed in, say, orange, for "unlikely." We'd still use red for "officially ruled out" and green for confirmed bands....whenever Andy gets around to booking 'em.

Pellaz wrote:We can't consider that an "official" ruling-out (like tour-dates booked during the cruise, etc.), so I'd suggest bands that are in "twilight" areas like this be listed in, say, orange, for "unlikely." We'd still use red for "officially ruled out" and green for confirmed bands....whenever Andy gets around to booking 'em.

Their tour manager and one of their crew guys told me no. Maybe I'll get an even harder no if I end up seeing Finberg this weekend.

Pellaz wrote:We can't consider that an "official" ruling-out (like tour-dates booked during the cruise, etc.), so I'd suggest bands that are in "twilight" areas like this be listed in, say, orange, for "unlikely." We'd still use red for "officially ruled out" and green for confirmed bands....whenever Andy gets around to booking 'em.

Their tour manager and one of their crew guys told me no. Maybe I'll get an even harder no if I end up seeing Finberg this weekend.

Mr.Kito wrote:it makes Symphony X highly unlikely, but it also puts Adrenaline Mob on the radar

Adrenaline Mob has been in existence as long as the cruise and has never once been on the boat. I'm not sure why that should change this year, simply because Russell is stating he's fully committed to his shitty project. I don't think they're even on a single wishlist